I am in the process of buying a used S&W Shield in 45 acp if the seller does not back out again.We had a price, date, time, and place set then he backed out a few hours before we were going to meet.He has since changed his mind again.I am not counting my chickens till they hatch.

The Shield 45 is supposed to be so close to the 9mm they will use the same holster.That alone saves me a bunch of money, holsters are not cheap least ways the good ones are not.

I'm now the proud owner of one Rock Island Armory M1911A1 General Purpose Gun. In addition to that I bought 100 rounds, a Blackhawk Serpa holster(I'm familiar with these and quite fond of them), and the Magpul grips I have on there now.

Good way to bring in the new year I'd say.

He who wears the cloth, will always wear the cloth, and those that wear the cloth will always have a brother in me.

In a nut shell I like it.A lot!I like it so much I think I am going to buy the ported version when they become commonly available.If you want a small 45 acp look seriously at the Sheild.I like it better than I do my Glock 36.